Startups
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Edtech startup Gradeup's big test
To avoid collision with market leader Byju's, Gradeup has identified a unique niche—competitive exams—currently underserved by the online market. Can it dominate the highly fragmented market?
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Beyond MOOCs, e-learning is India's Renaissance bet
Online courses from India—from players such as SimpliLearn, Upgrad and Great Learning—are providing domestic and global learners with the knowledge and skills to upgrade themselves, while building high-margin businesses
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Translation is going high-tech
A crop of startups and MNCs working with translations and interpretations is using modern technology to take businesses beyond English-speaking urban circles
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Jumbotail: The shop for shopkeepers
By using technology, Jumbotail is gaining a foothold in the mammoth market of neighbourhood grocery stores
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Ather Energy is redefining electric two-wheelers
Because Ather Energy has built its electric scooters from scratch, it is defining what an electric two-wheeler is capable of being
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The dessert market is no longer about cake—it's getting savoury too
Spurred by millennials who flaunt their love for sweet innovation on social media, a bunch of businesspeople are pushing the envelope for what constitutes dessert
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Hosachiguru: The managers for India's farmers
Bengaluru-based Hosachiguru, an agricultural asset management startup, manages about 900 acres of farmland for its clients and looks to raise yield through sustainable practices
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Can MyGate replace the calling bell?
Bengaluru-based MyGate makes security management at gated communities easier and more efficient
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Music streaming apps bet on original content
As the landscape, featuring homegrown JioSaavn, Gaana and Wynk, becomes more competitive with the influx of international players such as Spotify, Amazon and YouTube Music, apps are creating and curating content to suit regional tastes
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'We are seeing Isro employees quit and start ventures': Narayan Prasad
The co-founder of Satsearch, a marketplace for the space industry that is supported by the European Space Agency, says there is more investor interest in space ventures today, even as some startup founders come from non-space backgrounds
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Space-tech startups in India are gaining ground
India's space programme has, so far, been a government backed effort with Isro. With new technology and falling costs, a clutch of space technology startups are garnering domestic and global clients